Theanimalswerebored.Finally,thelionhadanidea."Iknowareallyexcitinggamethatthehumansplaycalledfootball.I‘veseenitonT.V."
Heproceededtodescribeittotherestoftheanimalsandtheyallgotexcitedaboutitsotheydecidedtoplay.Theywentouttothefieldandchoseupteamsandwerereadytobegin.
Thelion‘steamreceived.Theywereabletogettwofirstdownsandthenhadtopunt.Themulepuntedandtherhinowasbackdeepforthekick.Hecaughttheball,loweredhisheadandcharged.First,hecrushedaroadrunner,thentworabbits.Hegoredawildebeast,knockedovertwocows,andbrokethroughtodaylight,scoringsix.
Unfortunately,theylackedaplacekicker,andthescoreremained6-0.
Lateinthefirsthalfthelion‘steamscoredatouchdownandthemulekickedtheextrapoint.Thelion‘steamledathalftime7-6.Inthelockerroom,theliongaveapeptalk.
"Lookyouguys.Wecanwinthisgame.We‘vegottheleadandtheyonlyhaveonerealthreat.We‘vegottokeeptheballawayfromtherhino,he‘sakiller.Mule,whenyoukickoffbesuretokeepitawayfromtherhino."
Thesecondhalfbegan.Justasthemulewasabouttokickoff,therhino‘steamchangedformationandtheballwentdirectlytotherhino.Onceagain,therhinoloweredhisheadandwasoffrunning.First,hestompedtwogazelles.Heskeweredazebra,andbulldozedanelephantoutoftheway.Itlookedlikehewashomefree.Suddenlyatthetwentyyardline,hedroppedoverdead.Therewerenootheranimalsinsightanywherenearhim.Thelionwentovertoseewhathadhappened.Rightnexttothedeadrhinohesawasmallcentipede.
"Didyoudothis?"heaskedthecentipede.
"Yeah,Idid."thecentipedereplied.
Thelionretorted,"Wherewereyouduringthefirsthalf?"
"Iwasputtingonmyshoes."